Shipping Clerk Swing Shift Vancouver, WA
Vancouver, WA - USA
Job Summary
About Farwest:
Farwest Steel Corporation has been the preeminent metal solutions choice within the greater Western United States since 1956. Farwests products and services offer customers the ability to consolidate many suppliers into one effective solution. We have over 600 employees in 7 Western States.
As a company Farwest strives to offer our employees a safe innovative creative fun diverse and team-based atmosphere that supports our vision: to be the preeminent metal solutions provider in the Western United States. Our goal is to create a performance-based culture staffed with highly motivated and satisfied employees. We are a full line steel service center with product line distribution flame plasma and laser processing welding forming rolling and reinforcing steel capabilities.
Benefits
Benefits include: Medical Dental Vision Employee Assistance Program Life Insurance and Disability a 401K with up to a 3.5% match
Safety bonus of up to $0.60 an hour paid quarterly based on branch safety goals
Career development opportunities
Paid vacation sick and holidays
Job Type: Full Time Onsite
Shift: Swing Shift 2:00pm-10:30pm
Wage: $20.50 to $24.50 DOE
Purpose of This Position: Performs tasks associated with the shipping of materials
Major Duties:
Schedules Company trucks
Coordinates in-bound carrier schedules
Communicates truck arrival order preparation etc. with Warehouse personnel
Prepares bill of ladings
Handles secondary dispatch of drivers
Communicates schedule and order issues to Sales department
Responsible for data entry associated with shipments including order closing dispatch etc.
Prepares outbound material loads
Coordinates with Operations staff to optimize shipping and inter-department efficiencies
Assists in training staff as needed
Takes active role in various department and inter-department projects including but not limited to process improvement etc.
Additional Qualifications/Responsibilities
Minimum Qualifications/Experience:
High school diploma or GED required.
Reliable on time be ready to work daily.
Must have an eye for detail and be able to multi-task without hesitation.
Minimum of 2 years in shipping department or related applicable experience.
Must be proficient with personal computers word processing spreadsheets database e-mail and other related software.
Previous customer service experience and knowledge of Lean and Kaizen principles preferred.
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